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City council currently projecting overspend of more than £6 million by end of financial year

Newcastle City Council is currently forecasting an overspend of more than £6 million on its budget amid continuing pressure on the local authority’s coffers....

Can Newcastle overtake Manchester? City sets out bold plan to become England’s most successful regional capital

Council leader Colin Ferguson has set out an ambitious vision to turbocharge Tyneside’s economy and make Newcastle a standard bearer for growth outside London...

Mum’s safety plea over Newcastle’s ‘forgotten danger’ as children break into derelict building

A worried mum has issued a renewed safety plea over a historic Newcastle building that has become a “forgotten danger”. Shabreen Mohammed has called for...

Newcastle University still exploring India campus 18 months after plans emerged

Plans for Newcastle University to establish a campus in India are still being explored, 18 months after the proposals first emerged. The Russell Group university...

Newcastle cracks down on creators accused of filming vulnerable people for online content

Warnings have been issued to social media content creators accused of “exploitative” filming of vulnerable people on the streets of Newcastle. Newcastle City Council has...

New parking restrictions coming to Newcastle city centre bus routes

New parking restrictions are set to be trialled on key bus routes in Newcastle city centre in a bid to tackle vehicles stopping in...

Newcastle Restaurant Week marks 15 years with biggest event yet

If there's one week when Newcastle's restaurants don't worry about empty tables, it's Restaurant Week. What began as a simple idea to encourage diners through...

Newcastle’s busiest shopping street could remain under construction until end of August

The long-delayed transformation of Newcastle's Northumberland Street could remain under construction for another month, with the council now targeting the end of August for...

Council wraps up investigation into alleged staff fraud in transport division

Newcastle City Council has completed its internal investigation into alleged fraud involving staff in its transport division, more than a year after financial irregularities...

North East mayor calls for new era of devolution as power shift promised

The North East mayor has called for a "fundamental shift" in power away from London, setting out a series of demands aimed at giving...

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